2008 Sundance Film Festival UPDATES!  Buzz Worthy Films:
AT SUNDANCE IN THE DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION:
THE GREATEST SILENCE: RAPE IN THE CONGO directed by Lisa Jackson is a shocking exposé of a decade-old epidemic of kidnapping, rape and torture of women and girls in the civil war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Often carried out with impunity by gangs of armed militias, these atrocities typically leave surviving victims traumatized and isolated—shunned by society and their families, and suffering lifelong health effects including HIV. But perhaps the greatest tragedy—and the greatest danger—is that these same victims are almost all silent about what they have suffered, too afraid and ashamed to speak out. As a result, the world is largely ignorant of their horrific plight and of the political conditions that make it possible.
Filmmaker: Lisa Jackson is available for interview.
Sundance Screenings
Mon., January 21, 9:15 pm, Holiday III
Tues., January 22, 9:15 am, Holiday III
Weds., January 23, 9:15 am, Holiday III
Thurs., January 24, 6:00 pm, Broadway 4
Fri., January 25, 2:30 pm, Library
Press Screening
Tuesday, January 22nd, 4:00 pm, Yarrow
AT SUNDANCE IN THE SHORTS PROGRAMS:
Documentary short LA CORONA offers a fascinating and moving look at the spirited beauty contest inside a Columbia Women’s Prison. The contestants are hired killers, guerillas and thieves. The runner-up will cry when she doesn’t get the tiara, wiping her tears with a tattooed hand. The beaming winner, resplendent in an evening gown and glittering jewels, will be crowned by the previous year’s Queen. But she won’t be invited on a press tour as a role model for young girls; instead, she’ll be escorted back to her jail cell. This is a beauty pageant like no other, and it happens every year in the Women’s Penitentiary in Bogotá, Colombia.
Filmmakers: Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega are available for interview.
Sundance Screenings:
Fri, Jan. 18 at 8:30am - Prospector Square Theater
Fri, Jan. 18th, 10:30pm - Broadway Centre Cinemas, VI, SLC
Sat. Jan. 19, 12:15pm, Holiday Village III
Mon, Jan. 21, 5:30pm Prospector Square Theater
Sat, Jan. 26, 5:30pm, Library Theater
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Experience the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Online? |
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The Sundance Film Festival website has launched new features so film lovers from anywhere in the world can experience the Festival. The Festival website will offer video content from the ground including, interviews with filmmakers, podcasts of panels, and stories from the Sundance Film Festival Daily Insider. Beginning on January 18 one new short film will stream online for 24 hours, free of charge at the Festival website throughout the ten-day Festival. Also, an exclusive selection of the '08 Festival shorts will be available for purchase and download on three platforms: Apple's iTunes Movie Store, Microsoft's Xbox LIVE, and Netflix.com. |
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Sundance Institute Announces January Screenwriters Lab Projects |
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Sundance Institute has selected thirteen projects for the annual Screenwriters Lab, to be held January 11-16, 2008 at the Sundance Resort in Utah, which offers independent screenwriters the opportunity to work on their scripts with the support of established writers. The projects selected for development at this Lab join an impressive group of films supported by the Institute’s Feature Film Program, including Dror Shaul’s Sweet Mud (pictured left), winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. This year's projects diversely portray issues from class and race in Brazil to a mother's experience after a tour of duty in Iraq. |
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Now Playing: Film and Plays in Theatres Now |
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Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind is the first film screening at the 2008 Sundance Festival that will be opening nationwide later this month. Ian Iqbal Rashid's How She Move (pictured left) will be opening this January along with many other 2007 Festival films which continue to play in theatres. Also, continuing to run on Broadway is the Sundance-supported play Spring Awakening by Duncan Sheik and Steven Slater. Other Sundance-supported plays opening this month include David Adjmi’s The Evildoers which opens at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven and Tanya Barfield’s Blue Door which opens in a co-production with the Guthrie Theater and Emigrant Theater in Minneapolis. |
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NHK International Filmmaker Award Finalists Announced? |
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Sundance Institute and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) announced the twelve finalists for the 2008 Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award. This annual award supports new visionary artists in international cinema and is presented to emerging film directors from Europe, Latin America, the United States, and Japan. This year's projects range from Romania's Radu Jude, whose short film The Tube with a Hat (pictured left) won the Short Filmmaking Award at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, to filmmakers from Slovenia, Chile, Costa Rica, and Japan. One winner from each of the four global regions will be announced during the '08 Festival. |
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Hot Festival Tips: Tickets, Tunes, Transportation? |
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As thousands prepare to attend what may be their first or 10th Festival, inside tips can help smooth the navigation of the Festival. From information on shuttles and parking to strategies on hitting the Waitlist line for tickets you can stay up-to-date online at the Festival website and from the ground you can pick-up your copy of the Sundance Film Festival Daily Insider. Sundance fans can also receive texts with daily Festival updates through ChaCha, the Official Text Answers Service of the 2008 Festival. If you have a question about films, events, ticket availability, etc. and need a quick, accurate answer, just text ChaCha at 242242 (ChaCha). Normal text message rates will apply. You can also sign up to receive daily text alerts. |
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